What???? Are you kidding me??? Verse 21?!?
We’re just four verses from the finish line, Sisters! To God’s great glory, we’re doing this thing! I grinned from ear to ear two weeks ago when someone posted “Jesus wept” as her verse. That’s fair game! All of us could use a little catch from time to time. You guys bring me so much joy. May God cause His love and power to explode within you because you’ve worked so hard and fought so many distractions to get to this point.
OK, Girlfriends, here’s mine:
Beth, Houston. “Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of the varied grace of God. Whoever speaks, let it be with God’s words. Whoever serves, do so with the strength that God supplies, so that in everything God will be glorified through Jesus Christ. To Him belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.” 1 Peter 4:10-11 The NET Bible
Let me hear yours!
Stay the course, Sweet Things. You are so dearly loved and planned for by God.
Ashley
San Angelo, TX
“I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.” Psalm 4:8
John 1:1 ESV
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
Valerie, Fultondale, AL
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
John 15:13 NIV
Kimberly Amarillo Tx
“I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.”
Psalm 18:3 ESV
Psalm 105 (NIV)
Look to the LORD and his strength;
seek his face always.
16. Proverbs 22:11 (NIV) One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace will have the king for a friend.
17. John 1:16 (NIV) Out of his fullness we have all received grace in the place of grace already given.
18. John 1:17(NIV) For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
19. Acts 15:11 (NIV) No! We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.
20. Acts 20:24 (NIV) However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me- the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
21. Romans 6:14 (NIV) For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace.
22. 1 Corinthians 1:4 (NIV) I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus.
23. Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV) For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith- and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- not by works, so that no one can boast.
24. Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV) But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control. Against such things there is no law.
Holly, Beaumont, CA “But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.” James 1:6 ESV
Carol Kirby Amarillo, Tx 1 Corinthians 1:30
It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.
Stephanie, Mount Carmel, TN
“For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.” 2 Chronicals 16:9 NIV
Rebecca, College Station, TX
All scripture is God-breathed…
2 Timothy 3:16a (NIV)
“Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience. and having our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.”
Hebrews 10:22-23 NIV (SSMT verse 21 & 22)
Debbie, Houston “For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;…” Psalm 91:11 NAS
Allison Eclectic Al
Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.Psalm 106:1 KJV
Matia, Fort Worth – “For it is by faith you have been saved, through faith – and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9
“The Lord will deliver them to you, and you must do to them all that I have commanded you.”
Deuteronomy 31:5
“The Lord will deliver them to you, and you must do to them all that I have commanded you.”
Deuteronomy 31:5
NIV
Nicole, Prairieville, LA
Karina, Baton Rouge
“Satisfy us in the morning with Your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.”
Psalm 90:14
NIV
Kara, Lancaster, PA
Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:3-4 NLT
Erin, Phoenix. “But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.” James 3:17-18 (NIV)
Ivy Morrison
Willis, TX
1 Thessalonians 5:19 NIV
“Do not put out the Spirit’s fire…”
Melody, Ocean Springs, 1 Peter 4:10 (NIV)
Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.
Teri S. Gadsden, AL —
Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on…
Phil 3:13b-14a
Sheila Armstrong Union City Indiana
Psalm 37:7 NIV
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently on Him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.
You, Lord, are close to the brokenhearted and save those who are crushed in spirit.
Psalm 34:18
Colossians 3:8
“You must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.” ESV
Austin, TX
Kristy, Houston, TX
Colossians 1:19 ESV
For in Him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell
Jamie, Phoenix: “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life and have it to the full.” John 10:10 NIV
Rachel
Tucson, AZ
John 1:16 NIV
From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another.
“Be imitators of God, therefore as clearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.”
Ephesians 5:1-2
Greenacres, FL
But if we look forward to something we don’t yet have, we must wait patiently and confidently. Romans 8:25 NLT
Beth, Oak Grove, Louisiana –
“They are new every morning, great is thy faithfulness”
(Lamentations 3:23) KJV
(think I forgot to post this!)
Trisha, Midland, TX: “He changes times and seasons; he sets up kings and deposes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.” Daniel 2:21, NIV
Doing the Daniel study–loving it!
Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.
Luke 10:3 NIV
Jasdeep
Toronto, ON =]
Isiah 40:31
But those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount on wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
Know that the Lord is God. It is He who made us, we are his, we are his people the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Psalms 100:3-5
Melissa Stauffer, Centreville, Michigan
Know that the Lord is God. It is He who made us, we are his, we are his people the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Psalms 100:3-5 (NIV)
Rena, Tulsa. “Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:12-13 NIV
Stacia Deen from Avon Park, Florida: Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 (NIV)
The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17 NIV
kari
Benton, AR
Psalm 91:9-10 NIV
“If you make the Most High your dwelling –
even the Lord, Who is my refuge –
then no harm will befall you,
no disaster will come near your tent.”
Psalm 91:11-12
“For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;
they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.”
Annalee in Houston
Jeremiah 29:11
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.”
Dawn Deare, Lafayette, LA
Psalm 141:3 NIV
Set a guard over my mouth o Lord Keep watch over the door of my lips.
Kathy, Austin
“Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. Look to the Lord and His strength; seek His face always.”
I Chronicles 16: 10b-11
Kristl, Hagerstown: Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things. Philippians 4:8 NIV
Erica, Houston, TX
Romans 2: 28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him who have been called according to his purpose.
Kathryn Stoker, Aurora CO
For you, O God, have herd my vows; You have given me the heritage of those who fear Your name. Ps 61:5
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Heb. 12:2 NIV
Nancy,Columbus IN
Melissa, Sulphur, LA
Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless. James 1:26 (NIV)
Molly, Gainesville, GA
“who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped,”
Phil 2:6 NASB